jpdb beta

bitter enemy

3

to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)

2

feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression

2

vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

1

to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake

4

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

2

almighty; omnipotent

1

temple (on side of head)

1

hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

5

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

2

which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

10

to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about

1

impossible

4

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

3

the very thing; itself

5

to be conceited

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

4

to ask; to enquire; to query

4

preface; introduction; preamble

2

how long; how far; how much

5

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

18

limit

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

3

torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

1

striking; remarkable; considerable

1

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

7

we; us

4

physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)

7

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

4

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

5

foreign enemy; outside invader

2

poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality

3

environment; surroundings; circumstances

9

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

4

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

4

to estimate

2

five; 5

2

limit; bound

9

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

2

only; merely; but; no more than

4

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

2

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

14

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

4

legend; folklore; tradition

1

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

1

(death from) starvation; starving to death

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

3